A man was arrested Monday on charges of carjacking and false imprisonment after he tried to steal a car while naked, South Lake Tahoe police said.

Police were called to the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail about 6:30 p.m. to investigate reports of a carjacking.

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Officers arrived and found a 22-year-old woman who told them that a naked man made eye contact with her and tried to steal her BMW. She tried to lock herself inside her car, but he opened the door and tried to remove her by pulling her hair and clothes, South Lake Tahoe police said.

Police said she resisted and then he got into her car and attempted to steal it with her inside. Some bystanders were able to pull the suspect out.

The suspect ran across the street to a hotel room. When officers arrived, they identified the suspect as Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 29, and arrested him. He was booked into the El Dorado County Jail.

South Lake Tahoe Police Department is asking anyone who witnessed the crime to contact them at 530-542-6100.